Chapter 168: Ten Thousand Miles of Pursuit, Winds and Clouds Surging

"Ling Xiao, have you lost your mind? You dare to strike us, the Elders of the Dragon Guild? Have you grown tired of living?"

Ling Xiao pointed right at their noses and roared, "Cut the crap! Forget about you mere Dragon Guild leaders; even if you were the Grand Inquisitor of the Dragon Guild, I would still kill you without hesitation if you dare provoke me! Today is merely a lesson for the few of you. Once I'm done dealing with Su Dinghai, I'll settle accounts with you! Hmph!"

With that, he stamped his foot, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he rapidly dashed in the direction where Su Dinghai had fled.

"He's mad! He is completely mad!"

The few old men were so furious that their white beards trembled wildly!

"We cannot let him continue to run amok like this! Heading all the way north, if he fights his way through, what kind of disaster will that be? Won't he pierce a hole straight through the sky?"

"Pierce a hole? It's practically turning the world upside down!"

"No! We must rapidly dispatch troops and set up blockades along the way. Otherwise, if he really fights his way across, this matter will blow up out of proportion! Quick, go contact the Dragon Guild armies along the route."

"Contacting the Dragon Guild army is probably already too late! Their speed is too fast, and the Dragon Guild's inland branches are too scattered. Quick, immediately telegraph all Dragon Guild agents. In the name of the Dragon Guild, temporarily conscript the local martial arts sects and use martial artists to deal with Ling Xiao! Try our best to force him back!"

"What if Ling Xiao is stubborn and refuses to return?"

"Then we will have no choice but to kill him!"

...

Soon, message after message was sent out from Jiangnan, and this speed was naturally much faster than that of Ling Xiao and Su Dinghai!

In the blink of an eye, the martial arts sects in several provinces north of Jiangnan were mobilized.

Ling Xiao and Su Dinghai, one chasing the other, charged frantically. In an instant, they arrived at the territory of Jiangbei.

"Su Dinghai! You cannot escape!"

Su Dinghai looked back and was so frightened that he almost pissed his pants!

Ling Xiao was actually catching up at lightning speed, and it looked as though he was about to overtake him!

Just as he accelerated, he saw that ahead of him, tens of thousands of martial practitioners had already set up a grand formation at the strategic pass, seemingly waiting for him to walk right into the trap.

Instantly, Su Dinghai sank into the depths of despair.

"Damn it! Heavens, are you really going to cut off all my paths of survival today?"

With a roar filled with extreme unwillingness, the commander among the tens of thousands suddenly shouted the next moment:

"General Su, we have received orders from the Dragon Guild to come and rescue you! Hurry behind the grand formation, and leave Ling Xiao of Ghost Valley to us, the Hong Fist Sect!"

Su Dinghai was overjoyed!

"Wonderful! Heaven leaves no man without a path, hahaha..."

He rushed rapidly through the grand formation, an excitement of surviving a catastrophe making him wish he could let out a couple of roars to celebrate!

"Ling Xiao! You can't kill me today! Someday, I will repay this hatred and humiliation tenfold. I will break the legs of every male in your Ling family, gouge out their eyes, cut off their noses and ears, and send them to the streets to beg! As for the females, every single one of them will be sent to clubs to become playthings, earning money for my Su family to pay off debts! Hahaha..."

While he was speaking, Ling Xiao had already arrived before the grand formation.

The elite experts of the Hong Fist Sect lined up in a straight line, standing proudly in the air, pointing at Ling Xiao's nose and roaring:

"Brat of Ghost Valley, do not be impudent! Withdraw immediately, and we, the Jiangbei Hong Fist Sect, shall spare your dog's life!"

Ling Xiao's gaze was ice-cold, his chill radiating like sword beams. Ignoring these people entirely, he threw a direct punch!

"Boom—!"

With a single punch, the wind and clouds surged! The clouds in the sky gathered together, forming a pale giant tiger as tall as a mountain!

It let out an angry roar and charged straight into the Hong Fist Sect's army.

Before the members of the Hong Fist Sect could even react, they were shattered on the spot!

While they were still dazed, Ling Xiao formed hand seals, clasped his hands together, and shouted coldly!

"Explode!"

The single word fell, and boom—!

Tens of thousands of troops from the Hong Fist Sect didn't even get the chance to cry before they were blasted directly into the sky by a huge mushroom cloud, turning into dust!

"What?"

Su Dinghai's jaw dropped to the ground, his eyes wide open.

"That was tens of thousands of troops!"

He couldn't help roaring, filled with sheer disbelief!

Tens of thousands of troops, right before Ling Xiao, were completely obliterated by a single move, leaving not a single one behind?

This brat... is this brat even human?

Just as he was in shock, a piercing murderous intent suddenly burst forth from the clouds, causing Su Dinghai to shudder violently.

"Damn it!"

He suddenly realized that Ling Xiao was coming!

Not daring to be careless in the slightest, he turned around and ran!

When Ling Xiao burst out from the mushroom cloud, a certain distance had opened up between him and Su Dinghai once again!

Yet his gaze remained ice-cold, and he did not give up even the slightest bit!

"Su Dinghai! Even if you flee to the ends of the earth today, you won't escape! When I, Ling Xiao, want to kill you, even the King of Hell cannot save you!"

With an angry roar, Ling Xiao stepped through the air once more, rapidly chasing after Su Dinghai.

...

At this moment, the several elders in Jiangzhou were recuperating from their injuries while directing Dragon Guild agents to seek out martial arts sects to intercept Ling Xiao.

"This damned Ling Xiao is truly audacious!"

"I believe this time, even if he returns, the Dragon Guild will punish him severely!"

"So hot-headed and extremely unwise. He actually dares to kill a Dragon Guild general—are you kidding me? Who does he think he is? The Supreme Sovereign?"

Just as they were complaining, a Dragon Guild agent rushed in swiftly through the door.

"Reporting! Reporting to the Elders, Ouyang Xiaobai, the Young Master of the Saber Emperor Sect, has refused to go into battle!"

"What? What does the Saber Emperor Sect mean by this? They actually dare to refuse a mobilization order from my Dragon Guild? Is the Saber Emperor Sect trying to rebel as well?"

The Dragon Guild agent's expression was somewhat awkward.

"Reporting to the Elders, Ouyang Xiaobai said that offending the Dragon Guild is death, and offending Ling Xiao is also death! By comparison, he would rather make an enemy of the Dragon Guild! Furthermore, he asked me to pass a message to the Elders: it is best not to casually provoke Ling Xiao, that guy... that guy is not human!"

"Nonsense! What kind of talk is that?"

An elder slammed the table and stood up!

"He would rather not offend Ling Xiao than offend us, the Dragon Guild? What does he mean by this? Does he look down on us? What does he take the Dragon Guild for?"

"Indeed, and he even dares to advise us not to make an enemy of Ling Xiao! Saying such a thing is sheer treason!"

Just as they were speaking, another Dragon Guild agent rushed in swiftly.

"Report—! Report—! Ouch!"

Because he was running too fast, he even tripped himself up accidentally before quickly scrambling back to his feet.

"Reporting to the Elders, a classified report from the Dragon Guild states that Ling Xiao and General Su have just arrived in Jiangbei, and the Hong Fist Sect has led a force of fifty thousand to block Ling Xiao!"

"Splendid! With fifty thousand experts from the Hong Fist Sect, Ling Xiao will surely be scared back! Even if he doesn't return, with fifty thousand disciples of the Hong Fist Sect holding him up, Ling Xiao will never be able to catch up with General Su again!"